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Rocky Statues on the Line in Super Bowl

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is putting the iconic Rocky statue on the line in a Super Bowl bet with a Boston-area mayor.

(Published Friday, Jan. 26, 2018)

Philadelphia's iconic Rocky statue could be forced to sport New England Patriots colors thanks to a Super Bowl wager with the Massachusetts hometown of heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is confident, however, that Marciano will be in Eagles green.

In a video posted on Carpenter's Facebook page, Kenney says he can't promise a Patriots jersey would last long in Philadelphia. He joked that the city might have to grease the statue to prevent fans from scaling it to remove the gear.

"We're gonna have to Crisco the Rocky statue," Kenney said with a smile.

Similar measures didn't stop people from climbing light poles in celebration after the NFC championship game.

The Rocky statues bet wasn't the only wager the mayors considered.

"The other possible bet was that the losing mayor would go with the winning team to the White house as punishment," Kenney, a Democrat who has been critical of President Donald Trump, joked.